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Computing's brand new Technology Product Awards recognises the very best in technology talent, giving the vendors that are so crucial to the smooth operation of all businesses the chance to celebrate their success.

This Computing whitepaper examines the pain points associated with application deployment and management in an increasingly hybrid and rapidly changing IT environment. In particular, it looks at how companies striving for digital transformation are adopting new technologies to achieve those aims, from prioritising mobile support to data-driven process automation and AI, and at the impact these are having on development schedules.

Major Java skills dearth looms

It will be at least five years before Java and the network computer (NC) challenge the dominance of PCs and Windows-based application development tools. In the meantime, users will face a severe shortage...